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Cornwall Live: Becoming the first blind person to climb commando ridge

SayYesMore: 3 simple ways to make your digital content more accessible

GetOutside:AdventuresWithSightloss

SayYesMore: The time we almost regretted saying yes

Get Outside: Walking the Norfolk Coast Path in Winter

 

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  • Raising awareness of accessibility during the pandemic
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  • Lockdown: An opportunity

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  • Another walk! This time with @guidedogdaisy ! We also bumped into one of her friends Morris and they had a play together! @shadyrays
  • Walking at the local nature reserve! Trying to get out and keep happy! This lockdown seems harder than the first and we’re struggling to keep ourselves busy. We’re getting involved in zoom calls as much as we can and going out on a muddy walk was a welcome change. When the paths are a little less muddy we’ll get back on the tandem.
  • “Should we trash ourselves in the cave?” When we have little more to give we tend to find something juggy to play on in the cave just to make sure we’re knackered! Last session for a while as we’re now in tier 4 #AdventuresWithSightloss #HappyNewTier
  • Happy Christmas and thank you to all our supporters and followers. This year has been like no other but we have really tried to make the best of it and have loved seeing other people's local mini-adventures! Stay safe everybody!⁠
  • This is awesome! John’s amazing wife Anne embroidered us some matching hoodies that feature all of our adventures! The more you look at it the more things you spot! Thanks so much Anne!
  • The lockdown cafe is open! White gingerbread hot chocolate 👍👍👍
  • Sparklers are so pretty! #bonfirenight #longexposure #slowshutter #rememberrememberthe5thofnovember #adventureswithslightloss
  • Super session at the best bouldering gym there is @bouldercentral . Playing with Lego. Can you imagine what it is like to be a really visual person and blind? Awkward right? John has about 3% vision and 50% hearing. If he climbs a route, he can usually repeat it without difficulty or a sight guide but simply being told or having his hands moved just doesn’t seem to compute in the same way it does for some blind climbers. John just isn’t wired that way, and if his eyes worked, it wouldn’t be a problem, but in terms of being a blind climber, if you have to wait around a lot for verbal instructions with no idea where the next hand hold is you have a bit of a problem! This is where the @lego comes in! A few weeks back a video was going around of a blind guy in the US that uses Lego to help map the routes. A brilliant idea! So, we decided to give it a go, and it really worked well. John was able ‘see’ the whole route from the ground and plan his hand moves. Guiding was easier- he was always heading in the right direction with minimal input. We talked about hold shapes and the correct sequence. After a bit of study, it was over to the wall. A great little tool! #adventureswithsightloss #sayyesmore @talkingheadsetsltd @nationaloutdoorexpo @bootbananas
  • Today’s sail ended in us taking a cold bath! We didn’t quite capsize the ‘almost impossible to capsize’ boat but we gave it a good go 🤣 I suppose liking speed has its dangers 🤣🤣🤣🛀🏊‍♂️💦 @dryrobe @sailbirmingham @midlandsailing @theyestribe @shadyrays @ryasailability #dryrobeterritory
  • John rocking his @beargryllsadventure T at #BirchenEdge!
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